Mike Matusow has used his Twitter account to criticize the late registration system at the World Series of Poker, arguing that it favors wealthy players. [Image: Shutterstock.com] A clear ICM advantage
An animated Mike Matusow blew off some steam on social media this week. His target? The World Series of Poker (WSOP) and its late registration practice, particularly in marquee events such as the Poker Player’s Championship and the Main Event.
The problem lies in the clear ICM advantage for late registering, with players who avail of this option buying stacks of greater dollar value. Nonetheless, for years, online poker and almost every other live poker event has adopted a policy of late registration. It is also fair to say that, in more recent times, operators have taken this to an extreme with some online events, in particular, allowing registration with sub-10 big blind stacks very close to the money.
Following this trend, the WSOP has embraced late registration in all of its events. In fact, some have argued that Chris Ferguson exploited this to the max when he won the WSOP Player of the Year in 2017, with his strategy of last-minute late registering helping him get a record 23 cashes over the series.
Enough is enough for American poker pro Matusow, who believes that the system is not only unfair but also harms the prestige of the game, as well as favoring rich players. Matusow utilizes his platform
The controversy all started with a Matusow tweet about Daniel ‘Jungleman’ Cates and his victory in this year’s PPC : With @junglemandan winning the 50k that makes 6 players that I know of winning while registering day 2 of an event just this year! When will @wsop end this farce & complete disgrace of tournament poker? @wsop you’ve ruined the integrity of wsop 4 financial gain! Hope you’re happy — Mike Matusow (@themouthmatusow) November 8, 2021 Then he turned his attention to the Main Event, with Matt Berkey pushing back: If there’s so much edge attached to it, why did you register on time? #CmonMikey https://t.co/8I9gAlAGZG — Matt Berkey (@berkey11) […]
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